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xaputa

Portuguese, noun/ʃaˈpu.tɐ/

xaputa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “Atlantic pomfret” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “peixe da família dos Corífenídeos, bastante comum na costa portuguesa”.

What does xaputa mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineAtlantic pomfret

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. peixe da família dos Corífenídeos, bastante comum na costa portuguesa

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of xaputa

  • xaputas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce xaputa?

  • Brazil /ʃaˈpu.tɐ/
  • Portugal /ʃɐˈpu.tɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.